Public Relations & Advertising at Rowan University

What traits are you looking for in a public relations school? To help you decide if Rowan University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's public relations program.

Rowan is located in Glassboro, New Jersey and approximately 19,678 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Public Relations & Advertising section at the bottom of this page.

Rowan Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Public Relations (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations
• Master’s Degree in Public Relations

Rowan Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

The public relations major at Rowan is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Public Relations & Advertising. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Public Relations Student Demographics at Rowan

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public relations majors at Rowan University.

Rowan Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 46% of public relations bachelor's degrees went to men and 54% went to women. The typical public relations bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% men. So male students are more repesented at Rowan since its program graduates 18% more men than average.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public relations at Rowan are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Rowan University with a bachelor's in public relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	18
Hispanic or Latino	26
White	134
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Rowan Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of public relations master's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in public relations each year. Rowan does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public relations master's degree from Rowan, 75% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Rowan University with a master's in public relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Public Relations & Advertising

If you plan to be a public relations major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Rowan University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Advertising	93
Public Relations	87
Sports Communication	30
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	1

Related Majors

• Radio, Television & Digital Communication
• Journalism
• Communication & Media Studies

Careers That Public Relations Grads May Go Into

A degree in public relations can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NJ, the home state for Rowan University.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Public Relations Specialists	3,850	$75,670
Editors	3,130	$74,130
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	1,950	$163,560
Technical Writers	1,830	$84,280
Community Health Workers	1,250	$51,560

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Wasted Time R under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.